Tequila Sunrise cocktail
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Tequila Sunrise
- The Tequila Sunrise cocktail, with its bright striations of color, evokes a summer sunrise. The Tequila Sunrise was created in the early 1970s by Bobby Lozoff and Billy Rice at the Trident bar in Sausalito, California. The cocktail achieved notoriety after a member of the Rolling Stones—in some tellings it was Mick Jagger, while others have it as Keith Richards—tasted it at a party to kick off The Rolling Stones’ 1972 tour. The band began ordering it at stops across the country and even dubbed the tour “the cocaine and Tequila Sunrise tour,”. In 1973, Jose Cuervo put the recipe on the back of its tequila bottles, and that same year, the Eagles released a song called “Tequila Sunrise” on their “Desperado” album.
Tequila Sunrise (Liquor.com version)
Ingredients
- 2 ounces blanco tequila
- 4 ounces orange juice, freshly squeezed
- 1/4 ounce grenadine
- Garnish: orange slice
- Garnish: cherry
- Ice cubes for the drink.
Glassware
Construction
- Add ice cubes to a chilled highball glass.
- Add the tequila to the glass.
- Add the orange juice to the glass.
- Top with the grenadine, which will sink to the bottom of the glass, creating a layered effect.
- Garnish with an orange slice and a cherry.
